Markets Live: ASX stalls as banks weigh
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Shares are in a holding pattern as banks continue to ease ahead of their earnings results, while the Productivity Commission makes some bold calls on how to boost the economy.
Shares are in a holding pattern as banks continue to ease ahead of their earnings results, while the Productivity Commission makes some bold calls on how to boost the economy.
A rotation out of tech stocks has pre-empted US earnings season, and while some analysts are lowering estimates, fund managers are still bullish.
The Australian sharemarket consolidated around the 5-1/2-month high it hit late last week as a two-week run of gains runs out of puff.
Rather than celebrating the ASX's recent solid year-long run, strategists are questioning whether it will continue - and what to do if things turn sour.
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Local stocks are expected to open modestly lower, with little inspiration from overseas markets.
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After piling on more than 250 points and $100 billion in a little over two weeks, the ASX 200 index threatens once more to break above 6000.
Banks are likely to support the local sharemarket ahead of full-year earnings starting on Thursday.
New Zealand's dollar dropped the most in a month after the opposition Labour Party won the support of smaller players to form a new government.
Currencies | Buys ($AU1) | Sells ($AU1) | $ Mvmt | % Mvmt |
---|---|---|---|---|
AUD/USD | 0.7781 | 0.7779 | -0.0026fall | -0.33% fall |
AUD/EUR | 0.6617 | 0.6613 | -0.0029fall | -0.44% fall |
Updated: October 25, 2017 - 12:20AM |
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